Process
Six interviews were conducted, each lasting an hour.
These were highly technical interviews, with all interviewers being engineers.
The interviews were conducted virtually over Zoom, including the on-site process.
Questions
Implement a message passing architecture given nodes that have recieveRight, recieveLeft, sendRight, and sendLeft methods.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 595 interview experiences for the Apple Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
16%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive54%
Neutral28%
Negative18%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Apple Work Experiences
5.0
Great team at IST
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
November 11, 2025
Pros: Friendly people who are open to questions.
Cons: The system is old and I have to refer to the source code a lot since there is no documentation.
5.0
Time at Apple
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
October 27, 2025
Pros: - Food
- Culture
- Relationships
Cons: - Work Load
- Stress
5.0
Great work-life balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 4, 2021
Pros: Great work-life balance and working with creative, intelligent people.
Cons: No cons for working at Apple.
- 5.0Great team at ISTSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesNovember 11, 2025Pros: Friendly people who are open to questions.Cons: The system is old and I have to refer to the source code a lot since there is no documentation.
- 5.0Time at AppleSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesOctober 27, 2025Pros: - Food - Culture - RelationshipsCons: - Work Load - Stress
- 5.0Great work-life balanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 4, 2021Pros: Great work-life balance and working with creative, intelligent people.Cons: No cons for working at Apple.
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